But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31(NIV)

On Wings Of Eagles

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Will You Take Him at His Word?

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on
your own understanding;

6 in all your ways submit to him,

and he will
make your paths straight.

Reality hits us square in the face when we realize that
we are not in control of our circumstances. What do we do when the world as we
know grumbles around us? Who do we turn to?

Take for example a business owner who has relative
success. All is going smoothly. He can finally save some money in his unusually
empty bank account, and he feels he is in control and life is secure.

Suddenly and without cause, several of his clients decide
to take their business elsewhere and others are talking about doing the same.
His secure world falls into shambles and he desperately tries to figure out how
to get more business.

Does this sound familiar? Oh, this can happen in any
aspects of our lives: our family begins fighting with one another, attendance
in the big church begins to go down, friends starting to avoid us, divorce,
layoffs …

We always try to take charge of our mishaps and try to
figure our way out, but more often than not, we are left wanting and in
despair. Truly only One can give us the necessary wisdom!

I know it is hard to hand God the things we think we can
handle ourselves. But think of it this way: When we refuse to hand things over
to God, we are, in reality, showing that we trust ourselves more than our
Heavenly Father who is far above any circumstance! Is it really worth it? Can
we truly do anything about our circumstances? It may initially seem possible,
but more often than not we place ourselves in a worse scenario than ever
before.

Is it really worth it to worry throughout the night when
we could have simply handed it over to our Heavenly Father and placed it in His
trust? Do we truly believe He can and will help us, even a midst the most dire circumstances?

He promised us: "Come to me, all you who are weary
and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Will you take Him at His word?

Dear Lord, thank You that we can rest completely on You.
Help us not try and do it our self, but to give it to You to handle. In Jesus’
Name, Amen.